Name vase
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In classical archaeology, a name vase is a specific "vase"[1] whose painter's name is unknown but whose workshop style has been identified. The painter is conventionally named after the selected "name vase" that embodies his characteristic style, or for one of its distinctive painted subjects, or for other attributes.
The allocation of such names is necessary because the majority of
South Italian vases, Arthur Dale Trendall
played a similar role.
Important painters given a
Andokides Painter, the Antimenes Painter, the Antiphon Painter, the Berlin Painter, the Bryn Mawr Painter, and the Pistoxenos Painter
.
Notes
- ancient Greek potterya "vase" is a general term covering all pottery shapes.